死しの舞ぶ踏とう

expression, noun

dance of death; danse macabre

Refers to the medieval allegorical concept of death leading all people to the grave, often depicted in art and literature.

• 中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパでは、死しの舞ぶ踏とうがよく絵かい画がの題だい材ざいになった。

  In medieval Europe, the dance of death was a common subject in paintings.